When Was Dna Testing Discovered

In 1984, Sir Alec Jeffreys

Who first discovered DNA testing?

It was not until 20 years ago that Sir Alec Jeffreys, professor and geneticist at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom (UK), pioneered DNA-based identity testing (3).

How was Colin Pitchfork caught?

Arrest and conviction On 1 August 1987, one of Pitchfork’s colleagues at the bakery, Ian Kelly, revealed to fellow workers in a Leicester pub (The Clarendon) that he had taken the blood test while masquerading as Pitchfork. … On 19 September 1987, Pitchfork was arrested.

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